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Have information, pictures, covers, etc on ice islands and stations that you would like to share with others? Contact the webmaster at any email box on this site. Introduction Man has been actively exploring the polar regions for hundreds of years. It was only as recent as the 1930's that man established Arctic ice stations on ice floes. Ice stations, also referred to as "Drift Stations", were also established on ice islands (T-3 & ARLIS II). The Soviets were the first to do this in 1937 with a station which was given the designation of NP-1 (North Pole 1). Subsequent Soviet ice stations were designated NP-2, NP-3, etc. Soviet ice stations are sometimes referred to as "SP" for the Russian "Severnyy Polyus" (North Pole). The United States initially use a numbering system, T-1, T-2, & T-3 ("T" stood for Target) but did not continue with this convention. Later ice stations were given names.
Names "Underlined" and in "BoldFace" have a Active Link to a page/s dedicated to that Ice Island/Ice`Stationship. More information will be added as material is submitted. The Ice Island & Stations
References: Polar Operations by Edwin A. MacDonald, Captain, U.S.N. (Retired) United States Naval Institute Annapolis, Maryland - 1969 Library of Congress Card Number 68-54116 Ice Island - Polar Science and the Arctic Research Laboratory by Tim Weeks and Ramona Maher, The John Day Company, New York - 1965 Library of Congress Card Number 64-14200 Der Polar - Philatelist Jahrgang 06 Januar-Februar 1974 Nummer 28 Seite 842 Have polar, ship, or submarine covers that are excess to your needs? Contact the Webmaster at any mailbox on the site. Questions or Comments?
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